Re: [Leica] The M3 rules

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Hans,

After about twenty years of owning very M _except_ the M3, I finally bought
one last November. Like you, I'm amazed at what I was missing. Although I
miss the ability to use a 35mm lens without an external finder, the M3 has a
feel I wouldn't trade.

But, what I consider the best feature of my M3 must be missing from yours if
you've had it modified to use a Rapidwinder. Mine has the silkiest and
smoothest film advance of any camera I've ever owned. I'm even reluctant to
send it in for a CLA for fear that somehow the feel of the advance will be
changed.


Bryan

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 4:11 AM
Subject: [Leica] The M3 rules


> Believing that newer is always better, I have not owned any M3 for some
years now. However, I bought one a few weeks ago, and I got it back from a
CLA this Friday.
> My oldest daughter asked me to take some portraits of her, so I brought
the M3 with the Summicron 50.
>
> The moment I started using this camera, I suddenly realized what I had
been missing during the last years. The M3 is a masterpiece of
craftsmanship, everything is and feels just right and the finder is superb.
It is very easy to focus exactly on the eye, and feel confident that it is
100% correct, I would say as easy as if I was using an SLR camera. Maybe my
eyesight has become a bit worse, and this is an explanation.
>
> With the help of a Rapidwinder, I took a roll of film in just 2-3 minutes,
totally concentrated on my object. This camera really becomes a part of you.
I know this camera will help me in making many good pictures during the
years to come.
>
> This camera is 40 years old, but it feels just as solid and fresh as if it
was new. I say: -What a camera!
>
> (I will take it with me to heaven)
>
> Hans
>
>